Where does “lentopaikka” come from?

lentopaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lento, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

lentopaikka (Finnish): airstrip

Definitions

  1. airstrip

Ancestry of “lentopaikka”, step by step

lentopaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlentoflying, flight; flight; lento
2Italianlentoslow
3Spanishlentoslow
4Galician-ura-ness
5Latin-uraSuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
6Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Galician -ura →Every word from Spanish lento →